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Here's the thing - it's great that they took that risk and all of that, but how much of a cookie do I need to give the band if (***in my opinion***) the risk that they took wasn't all that listenable to my ears? I'll put it to you like this - if the Worcester Jim was the same length as the Tahoe Tweezer, then I'd love it much more. But it isn't, and the part of the jam that I do not find much musical value in drags down how much I enjoy it.
The Mud Island Tweezer takes the exact same risk, and to my ears, it's *far* more successful than the Worcester Jim is; it essentially coalesces all the experiments of the previous big Tweezers into a full *statement*, the way that all the experiments scientists conduct leads to an actual thesis/product/whatever else. Your mileage may vary, as always.